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Italian Game: Paris Defense

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1.e4e52.Nf3Nc63.Bc4d6
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Italian Game: Paris Defense8.2M games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
d422%1.8M55%
O-O17%1.4M53%
c317%1.4M55%
d316%1.3M52%
Nc314%1.1M54%
h312%961k54%
a31.2%94k52%
Ng50.4%35k34%
Bxf7+0.3%22k46%
a40.2%14k54%
Famous games in this line701 master games
Gukesh, D. (2752)Carlsen, M. (2839)20250–1Niemann, Hans Moke (2738)Caruana, F. (2789)20250–1Anand, V. (2786)Ivanchuk, V. (2738)2017½–½Aronian, L. (2782)Artemiev, V. (2699)20211–0Duda, J.. (2729)Artemiev, V.. (2709)2021½–½Ding Liren (2734)Van Foreest, Jorden (2693)20250–1So, W. (2752)Yakubboev, Nodirbek (2666)20241–0Van Foreest, Jorden (2701)Artemiev, V.. (2709)2021½–½
Heroes of this opening Carlsen, M. · Caruana, F. · Aronian, L. · Van Foreest, Jorden
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The Italian Game is in the Göttingen manuscript and Polerio's notebooks — chess players have been putting the bishop on c4 for more than four centuries. It fell out of top-level fashion for decades, then returned as a main weapon of Carlsen and Caruana, proving the oldest plans still bite.

Category
Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
C50
Line
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 d6
Classical
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